Edmund Pearce

Edmund Courtenay Pearce was the inaugural Bishop of Derby from 1927 until his death. His brother Ernest [Harold Pearce|Ernest] was the Bishop of Worcester from 1919 to 1930.
Born on 17 December 1870 and educated at Christ's Hospital and Corpus [Christi College, Cambridge], he was ordained in 1899. His career began with a curacy at St James, Muswell Hill. He was then Vicar of St Bene't's, Cambridge, Dean then List of [masters of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Master] of his old college and finally List of vice-chancellors of [the University of Cambridge|Vice-Chancellor of the University]. He died while taking a confirmation service near Glossop.